7th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
616
32cm high (2)
Fred Dowdeswell was born into an old Bibury family in Arlington Row, which is a couple of hundred yards from Arlington Mill.
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Would need re-wiring for modern electrics, the metal work with some paint residue and age related ware, generally in good order.
Fred Dowdeswell was a blacksmith.
Auction: 20th Century Design, 7th Oct, 2023
The 20th Century Design Sale will see over 300 lots come under the hammer, with a strong, rounded offering across the spectrum of 20th Century Design. There will be over 100 lots alone of furniture and furnishings made by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson and his workshop, led by a good private collection which includes fine pieces from the 1930s. A Private Collection from Manchester of ceramics by Pilkington Tile and Pottery Company, comprising 43 lots, will offer a good range of Royal Lancastrian wares and a host of rare tiles, and there will also be a good range of Art Deco and Arts and Crafts lots including a very finely made pair of Brass and Steel Wall Sconces with acorn and oak leaf design, made by Arts and Crafts master Ernest Gimson
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Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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